raṇa

See also: rana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• रण (Devanagari script)
• রণ (Bengali script)
• රණ (Sinhalese script)
• ရဏ or ရꧣ (Burmese script)
• รณ or ระณะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣຓ or ຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• រណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit रण n (raṇa, “battle”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ránam (“battle”).

Noun

raṇa n

1. battle

Declension

Declension table of "raṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	raṇaṃ	raṇāni
Accusative (second)	raṇaṃ	raṇāni
Instrumental (third)	raṇena	raṇehi or raṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	raṇassa or raṇāya or raṇatthaṃ	raṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	raṇasmā or raṇamhā or raṇā	raṇehi or raṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	raṇassa	raṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	raṇasmiṃ or raṇamhi or raṇe	raṇesu
Vocative (calling)	raṇa	raṇāni

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit रण m (ráṇa, “pleasure, delight, etc.”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ran- (“pleasure, joy”).

Noun

raṇa m

1. intoxication, desire
2. sin, fault

Declension

Declension table of "raṇa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	raṇo	raṇā
Accusative (second)	raṇaṃ	raṇe
Instrumental (third)	raṇena	raṇehi or raṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	raṇassa or raṇāya or raṇatthaṃ	raṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	raṇasmā or raṇamhā or raṇā	raṇehi or raṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	raṇassa	raṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	raṇasmiṃ or raṇamhi or raṇe	raṇesu
Vocative (calling)	raṇa	raṇā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “raṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 401.